Review - The Odyssey (2026)
Image credit: Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pic/Melinda Sue Gordon - © Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. From a film buff's perspective, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a triumph. A feat of cinema. We're not here to analyse the faithfulness to Homer's text, we'll let the rest of the internet do that, but all we know is we enjoyed every second of it and the 173 minutes running time whipped by for us. We also feel a little seasick. Hench Matt Damon is a triumph as Odysseus, and the star power of the film busts out from the start. Tom Holland! Robert Pattinson! Anne Hathaway! Travis Scott! Elliot Page! John Leguizamo! Zendaya! Charlize Theron looking amaze on an island! It's a bit choppy following multiple strands of the story at the beginning, but goes hard when Odysseus and his men encounter the Cyclops Polyphemus. His arrival and all that happens in that cave are truly jaw-dropping moments, with horror that is akin to the Pale Man from Pa...
